listen in

phrasal verbphr v

a) LISTENto listen to a broadcast on the radio 收听〔电台的广播〕

I must remember to listen in to the news.

我一定要记得收听新闻。

→ tune in

b) LISTENto listen to someone’s conversation when they do not want you to 偷听，窃听

It sounded like someone was listening in on us.

好像有人在偷听我们谈话。

Examples from the Corpus

listen in• Whenever her boss had one of his "private meetings", she always used to listen in.• We tried to listen in on their conversation, but they were talking too quietly.• They used to have hours of fun listening in on what people were doing in their hotel rooms.

listen to• We organise to meet later and listen in to Radio 5.• Since then, police have been listening in to the frequency used by the gang.• Evidently Donald was listening in to what was being said.

listen on• Mr Kelbie listened in on an extension.• She did not listen in on his phone calls or search his backpack.• At all times it was possible to listen in on interviews and to monitor the interviewer's work on a control screen.• Bush custom forbade anyone listening in on one of these conversations or interfering with the servants' duties.• The FBI had been listening in on their conversations for months.

→ listen in at listen1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	listen in
释义	listen in listen in phrasal verbphr v a) LISTENto listen to a broadcast on the radio 收听〔电台的广播〕 to I must remember to listen in to the news. 我一定要记得收听新闻。 → tune in b) LISTENto listen to someone’s conversation when they do not want you to 偷听，窃听 on It sounded like someone was listening in on us. 好像有人在偷听我们谈话。 Examples from the Corpus listen in• Whenever her boss had one of his "private meetings", she always used to listen in.• We tried to listen in on their conversation, but they were talking too quietly.• They used to have hours of fun listening in on what people were doing in their hotel rooms. listen to• We organise to meet later and listen in to Radio 5.• Since then, police have been listening in to the frequency used by the gang.• Evidently Donald was listening in to what was being said. listen on• Mr Kelbie listened in on an extension.• She did not listen in on his phone calls or search his backpack.• At all times it was possible to listen in on interviews and to monitor the interviewer's work on a control screen.• Bush custom forbade anyone listening in on one of these conversations or interfering with the servants' duties.• The FBI had been listening in on their conversations for months. → listen in at listen1(PHRASAL VERB)
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